EATON CORPORATION
                         2008 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
                                   ITEM 15(B)
                                  EXHIBIT 32.1
                                  CERTIFICATION

This written statement is submitted in accordance with Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. It accompanies Eaton Corporation's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 ("10-K Report").

I hereby certify that, based on my knowledge, the 10-K Report fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C 78m), and information contained in the 10-K Report fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
Eaton Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.


Date: February 27, 2009                 /s/ Alexander M. Cutler
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                                        Alexander M. Cutler
                                        Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;
                                        President